More reflections on death
I need your help to figure out something. It’s been on my mind for a long time. In recent months, in random moments, while staring at the floor, hearing the song of a bird or looking or into the eyes…
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Ex-Mo Stuff
Why there’s nothing to fear about death
One of the most difficult aspects of leaving religious belief is confronting the reality of death and figuring out what exactly it is. If there’s no God, does that mean there’s no afterlife? If there’s no afterlife, what’s the point…
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Some thoughts about The Age article
Approximately mid March 2018 I was approached by an investigative reporter Ben Schneiders from The Age who said he was potentially working on a piece about Mormonism and the one-on-one worthiness interviews that involve sexually explicit questions as part of a larger project about…
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Post-Mormon Sexual Values Part 2: Moral Framework
In the first article in this series I shared my story about confession to so-called “priesthood leaders” and other topics. Today, let’s turn to speaking about sexual values directly. The need for a moral framework It’s impossible to properly reason…
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Post-Mormon Sexual Values Part 1: My Story
Most of this blog has been quite focused on what “the truth” is, and the nature of religious experiences. However, after a recent gathering of secular “ex-Mormons” that I attended in Canberra, and several other discussions with various people over…
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The Mormon Elite; Sincerely Mistaken or Intentionally Fraudulent?
“可恨之人必有可怜之处” — Chinese proverb; “Those that could be hated must have parts that could be pitied” (Note: this article is written primarily for an ex-Mormon audience. I’d recommend believing LDS members not read this, though they probably don’t read anything…
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The lifecycle of religions
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A…
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7 predictions for the Mormon church in the next 100 years
After researching religions and Mormonism for many, many hours, and with what I think is a relatively good understanding of contemporary Mormonism, here are some of my predictions for what may happen with the LDS church over the next 100…
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The elements of secular spirituality
“We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who could have been here in my place but who…
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Issues with the term "atheist", and what I believe
I occasionally find myself in conversation with religious people (not necessarily Mormons) in various settings; on the train, having lunch with a colleague, or somewhere online. Quite often, in a sincere effort to quickly understand my position, they’ll ask me:…
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